Current Issues of Providing the Personnel of the Radiation Hazardous Facilities with Personal Protection Equipment Complying with the Requirements and Working Conditions

2021 ◽  
Vol 66 (4) ◽  
pp. 33-36
Author(s):  
V. Rubcov ◽  
A. Trebuhin ◽  
A. Nefedov ◽  
E. Klochkova ◽  
I. Olenina ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Working Conditions ◽  
Energy Use ◽  
Sense Organ ◽  
Nuclear Industry ◽  
Atomic Energy ◽  
National Standards ◽  
Personal Protection ◽  
Personal Protection Equipment ◽  
Regulatory Frameworks ◽  
Industry Standards

Purpose: The article covers issues related to the providing personal protection for the personnel of radiation hazardous facilities. Specific character of working conditions at the enterprises in the field of atomic energy use is caused by extremely high toxic level of radioactive substances and the fact that there is no human sense organ which can identify dangerous levels of radiation exposure. Establishment of mandatory requirements for manufacturing, identification and verification of personal protection equipment (PPE) in the field of atomic energy use is needed because using of low-quality PPE and PPE not complying with working conditions poses a risk for the health of workers. The article provides results of analysis of the regulatory frameworks, both current and under development, which set the requirements for PPE. Results: Since 2017 Rosatom is executing plans for development of series of industry standards specifying requirements for PPE in the field of atomic energy use and methods of their testing. More than 25 interstate and national standards on PPE were included in the Summary list of standardization documents in the field of atomic energy use. PPE was included in the list of products subject to mandatory certification and having requirements for safety assurance in the field of atomic energy use specified. Industry and national standards establishing requirements for PPE protecting from tritium, radioactive noble gases, radioactive iodine, high-toxic alpha-emitting radionuclides, as well as standards on methods of their testing are planned to be developed soon. Conclusion: The system of standardizing requirements for PPE in the field of atomic energy use created by, together with existing system of certification of PPE in the field of atomic energy use will help to increase effectiveness of personal protection of the personnel at radiation and chemical hazardous facilities in nuclear industry.

Current Issues of Providing the Personnel of the Radiation Hazardous Facilities with Personal Protection Equipment

2021 ◽  
Vol 66 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-28
Author(s):  
V. Rubcov ◽  
A. Trebuhin ◽  
A. Nefedov ◽  
E. Klochkova ◽  
I. Olenina ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Working Conditions ◽  
Energy Use ◽  
Sense Organ ◽  
Nuclear Industry ◽  
Atomic Energy ◽  
National Standards ◽  
Personal Protection ◽  
Personal Protection Equipment ◽  
Regulatory Frameworks ◽  
Industry Standards

Purpose: The article covers issues related to the providing personal protection for the personnel of radiation hazardous facilities. Specific character of working conditions at the enterprises in the field of atomic energy use is caused by extremely high toxic level of radioactive substances and the fact that there is no human sense organ which can identify dangerous levels of radiation exposure. Establishment of mandatory requirements for manufacturing, identification and verification of personal protection equipment (PPE) in the field of atomic energy use is needed because using of low-quality PPE and PPE not complying with working conditions poses a risk for the health of workers. The article provides results of analysis of the regulatory frameworks, both current and under development, which set the requirements for PPE. Results: Since 2017 Rosatom is executing plans for development of series of industry standards specifying requirements for PPE in the field of atomic energy use and methods of their testing. More than 25 interstate and national standards on PPE were included in the Summary list of standardization documents in the field of atomic energy use. PPE was included in the list of products subject to mandatory certification and having requirements for safety assurance in the field of atomic energy use specified. Industry and national standards establishing requirements for PPE protecting from tritium, radioactive noble gases, radioactive iodine, high-toxic alpha-emitting radionuclides, as well as standards on methods of their testing are planned to be developed soon. Conclusion: The system of standardizing requirements for PPE in the field of atomic energy use being created, together with existing system of certification of PPE in the field of atomic energy use will help to increase effectiveness of personal protection of the personnel at radiation and chemical hazardous facilities in nuclear industry.

scholarly journals PERSONAL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT FOR THE PERSONNEL OF RADIATION HAZARDOUS FACILITIES

2019 ◽  
Vol 96 (9) ◽  
pp. 874-878
Author(s):  
V. I. Rubtsov ◽  
Vladimir N. Klochkov ◽  
A. B. Trebukhin ◽  
A. Yu. Nefedov ◽  
L. I. Tyuneeva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Test Methods ◽  
Nuclear Industry ◽  
National Standards ◽  
Personal Protection ◽  
Personal Protection Equipment ◽  
Certification System ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Practice Methods ◽  
In The Beginning

The article covers issues related to the specifics of requirements for the personal protection equipment (PPE) in the field of the nuclear power usage, and briefly describes the history of the PPE evolvement. This work was performed by the employees of the A.I. Burnazyan Federal Medical Biophysical Centre (former Institute of biophysics) which has been creating and enhancing PPE for the personnel of radiation hazardous facilities for more than 60 years. Successes of the PPE developers include the creation of the light respirator “ShB-1 Lepestok” which has been in use since 1950s till now in almost all industries, energy engineering, agriculture, medicine, etc., as well as the development of materials, structures, technology of manufacturing and practical application of reusable, decontaminable, physiologically acceptable insulating suits, fresh-air horse respiratory PPE, decontaminable basic and supplementary overalls and safety footwear for the personnel of nuclear industry and energetics. The system of the personal protection from radiation exposure has been proved during rectification of the consequences of the accident at the Chernobyl NPP. The article examines interim results of major transformation of the personal protection system for the personnel of radiation hazardous facilities in the beginning of 21st century. At the present time efforts on the creation of the PPE standardization and certification system in nuclear industry become regular again. Interstate and national standards regulating requirements and test methods for PPE and materials for its manufacturing, as well as the Technical Regulations “Safety of the personal protection equipment” have been both developed and put in practice. Methods of testing PPE with substances specific to the nuclear industry are being developed, and the Rosatom’s PPE certification system is being formed.

scholarly journals Problems of Development and Implementation of Personal Protection Equipment for Personnel of Radiation and Chemical Hazardous Facilities, Emergency and Rescue Teams and Population

2021 ◽  
pp. 69-72
Author(s):  
V.I. Rubtsov ◽  
◽  
G.A. Novikov ◽  
A.N. Timoshenko ◽  
G.P. Prostakishin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Personal Protective Equipment ◽  
Energy Use ◽  
Operation Mode ◽  
Normal Operation ◽  
Protective Equipment ◽  
Personal Protection ◽  
Personal Protection Equipment ◽  
Emergency Rescue ◽  
Emergency Situations ◽  
Influence Area

The article presents a brief review of the activities of the laboratory "Personal protection equipment for the personnel of hazardous production facilities" for creation of the regulatory-legal and regulatory-methodological support system for personal protection of the personnel of radiation and chemical hazardous facilities, of regular and non-staff emergency rescue teams of Rosatom State Corporation and of FMBA of Russia as well as of the population living in the influence area of the mentioned facilities. The issues of standardization and certification of personal protective equipment at NPPs and in the field of atomic energy use — both in the normal operation mode of dangerous objects, and in emergency situations of peace and war time are considered. The problems arising in the implementation of innovative personal protective equipment, primarily due to international obligations, are shown.

scholarly journals DEVELOPMENT TRENDS OF REGULATORY AND LEGAL REGULATION OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES IN THE FIELD OF USE OF ATOMIC ENERGY

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 31-35
Author(s):  
Marina Lizikova
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Energy ◽  
Energy Use ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Legal Regulation ◽  
Nuclear Industry ◽  
Atomic Energy ◽  
Development Trends ◽  
Foreign Countries

Based on the analysis of changes in the atomic legislation of individual foreign countries, the article identifies trends in the development of legal regulation of the introduction of new technologies in the field of atomic energy use and concludes that they go beyond the traditionally conservative culture of nuclear energy and require new incentives and approaches to their regulatory and legal regulation, developed through dialogue between regulators, the nuclear industry and science.

The Revision Requirements of China's Radiation Environment Monitoring Standard System

2013 ◽  
Vol 448-453 ◽  
pp. 353-358
Author(s):  
Wei Wei Lu ◽  
Hui Guo Yue ◽  
Zhi Lun Yuan ◽  
Zheng Wei Yu ◽  
Dong Hui Huang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Radiation Monitoring ◽  
Nuclear Industry ◽  
National Standards ◽  
Standard System ◽  
Radiation Environment ◽  
Environment Monitoring ◽  
Environmental Radiation ◽  
Industry Standards ◽  
Missing Items

In order to establish and improve the radiation environment monitoring standard system, to provide technical support for the radiation environment monitoring system, this work first retrieve the radiation environment monitoring standards, and clear the domestic status of the radiation environment monitoring standards. According to environmental Protection Department of the relevant documents and other relevant information, the radiation environment monitoring standards and methods have been accessed , to find the missing items and issues proposed revision of the system requirements. Summarizing radiation environment monitoring national standards, standards of environmental protection industry, the nuclear industry standard, there are 28 standard missing items need to the health industry standards, inspection and quarantine industry standards, a total of 145 of these standards of environmental radiation monitoring, radiation monitoring of pollution sources, emergency response and early warning and monitoring from a management and technology meet the basic needs of the radiation environment monitoring. Research found that the standards in the revised 57 and in the formulation of 47, develop. After the revision of China's standards system will be further improved. The radiation environment monitoring work will be further strengthened.

Outbreak Of Nipah Encephalitis In Greater Faridpur District

1970 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 63-65
Author(s):  
MY Ali ◽  
SA Fattah ◽  
MM Islam ◽  
MA Hossain ◽  
SY Ali
Keyword(s):  
Health Personnel ◽  
Viral Encephalitis ◽  
Review Article ◽  
Personal Protection ◽  
Emerging Infections ◽  
College Hospital ◽  
Personal Protection Equipment ◽  
Medical College ◽  
History Of ◽  
Deadly Disease

Nipah viral encephalitis is one of the fatal re-emerging infections especially in southeast Asia. After its outbreak in Malaysia and Singapore; repeated outbreaks occurred at western part of Bangladesh especially in Faridpur region. Besides, sporadic attacks appear to occur in the country throughout the year. Here two Nipah outbreaks in greater Faridpur district in 2003 and 2004 are described along with brief review on transmission of the virus. Where the history of illness among patients are very much in favour of man to man transmission. Moreover the death of an intern doctor from Nipah encephalitis who was involved in managing such patients in Faridpur Medical College Hospital strongly suggests man to man transmission of this virus. So, aim of this review article to make the health personnel and general people be aware about man to man transmission of virus, so that they can adapt personal protection equipment (PPE) for their protection against this deadly disease. DOI: 10.3329/fmcj.v5i2.6825Faridpur Med. Coll. J. 2010;5(2):63-65

Eye in COVID-19: A Brief Review

2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Mohsin Ali ◽  
Qudsia Anwar Dar ◽  
Zahid Kamal ◽  
Alishba Khan
Keyword(s):  
Infection Control ◽  
Respiratory Symptoms ◽  
Literature Search ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
Transmission Route ◽  
Ocular Manifestation ◽  
Personal Protection ◽  
Personal Protection Equipment ◽  
Ocular Manifestations ◽  
Infection Control Measures

This is a brief review covering the currently available literature on ocular manifestations of COVID-19, andprevention strategies for ophthalmologists. A literature search was carried out of Pubmed, Google Scholar andWHO database of publications on COVID. Keywords used in the search were eye, ocular manifestations,ophthalmology, COVID-19, nCoV-2019, and coronavirus disease. All available articles were reviewed and thosepertinent to the study topic were included. Considering the dearth of information available, ophthalmology journals were also searched separately for relevant articles. Major ocular manifestation of COVID reported in literature is red eye, which usually presents before the onset of respiratory symptoms. Since the eye can be a possible transmission route for SARS-CoV-2, infection control measures should be undertaken by ophthalmologists, including use of personal protection equipment and eye/face covering. A framework for structuring ophthalmological services during the COVID pandemic is also presented in this review.

scholarly journals Income, wealth and use of personal protection equipment in the Mekong Delta

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matteo Migheli
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Mekong Delta ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Household Wealth ◽  
Protective Equipment ◽  
Personal Protection ◽  
Personal Protection Equipment ◽  
Management Techniques ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Developing And Developed Countries

AbstractBoth in developing and developed countries, farmers often do not protect themselves adequately, especially when applying agrochemicals that are dangerous for their health. The issue is relevant because insufficient protection is between the causes leading to intoxication of farmers and workers who handle these products. The literature suggests that both lack of training and information and low income may explain why, especially in developing countries, protective equipment is under-used. Using data from the Mekong Delta, this study addresses the issue of whether income and household wealth may help explaining the use of incomplete protections against pesticides. The results suggest that income, more than wealth, is a reason why Vietnamese farmers operating in the Mekong Delta fail in using adequate protections. In particular, the data suggest that they may prefer to divert resources to increasing the production of their fields or to buying goods that may be used both as protection and as everyday garments. This behaviour leads to underinvestment in some important protective goods. Possible public interventions to mitigate the problem are suggested; in particular, the promotion of integrated pest management techniques could be useful.

scholarly journals Self-Collection of Saliva Specimens as a Suitable Alternative to Nasopharyngeal Swabs for the Diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 by RT-qPCR

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 299
Author(s):  
Camino Trobajo-Sanmartín ◽  
Marta Adelantado ◽  
Ana Navascués ◽  
María J. Guembe ◽  
Isabel Rodrigo-Rincón ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Conditions ◽  
Saliva Sample ◽  
Virus Detection ◽  
Kappa Coefficient ◽  
Nasopharyngeal Swab ◽  
Personal Protection ◽  
Personal Protection Equipment ◽  
Suitable Alternative ◽  
Lysis Buffer ◽  
Sensitivity Specificity

A nasopharyngeal swab is a sample used for the diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection. Saliva is a sample easier to obtain and the risk of contagion for the professional is lower. This study aimed to evaluate the utility of saliva for the diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection. This prospective study involved 674 patients with suspected SARS-CoV-2 infection. Paired nasopharyngeal and saliva samples were processed by RT-qPCR. Sensitivity, specificity, and kappa coefficient were used to evaluate the results from both samples. We considered the influence of age, symptoms, chronic conditions, and sample processing with lysis buffer. Of the 674 patients, 636 (94.4%) had valid results from both samples. The virus detection in saliva compared to a nasopharyngeal sample (gold standard) was 51.9% (95% CI: 46.3%–57.4%) and increased to 91.6% (95% CI: 86.7%–96.5%) when the cycle threshold (Ct) was ≤ 30. The specificity of the saliva sample was 99.1% (95% CI: 97.0%–99.8%). The concordance between samples was 75% (κ = 0.50; 95% CI: 0.45–0.56). The Ct values were significantly higher in saliva. In conclusion, saliva sample utility is limited for clinical diagnosis, but could be a useful alternative for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 in massive screening studies, when the availability of trained professionals for sampling or personal protection equipment is limited.

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